Win: Eric Wilson (19-2) Loss: Lew McRae (3-19)
Save: Frank Trammell (10)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Lew McRae pitching. Ronnie Belcher singles to right field. Dale Carl strikes out. Craig Bradley singles to right field. Ramon Swisher walks. Reggie Shaw grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Ronnie Belcher is out at home. Dick Herring flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Oakland Eric Wilson pitching. Buck Ramirez strikes out. Bob Dittmer singles to center field. Bob Dittmer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike McDavid singles past the shortstop. Ed Kerfeld grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Shinya Maruo hits a home run. Dick Bennett strikes out. Eric Wilson strikes out. Ronnie Belcher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Tony Clarke grounds out to the third baseman. Bernie Friberg singles to center field. Jim Haney singles to right field. Mark Cremins flies out to the right fielder. Lew McRae strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dale Carl strikes out. Craig Bradley walks. Ramon Swisher is hit by a pitch. Reggie Shaw flies out to the right fielder. Dick Herring grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ramon Swisher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Buck Ramirez grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Dittmer grounds out to the second baseman. Mike McDavid pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Shinya Maruo grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Bennett singles to left field. Eric Wilson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Eric Wilson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dick Bennett is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ronnie Belcher pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Ed Kerfeld grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Clarke strikes out. Bernie Friberg singles to right field. Bernie Friberg steals second. Jim Haney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Dale Carl flies out to the center fielder. Craig Bradley grounds out to the third baseman. Ramon Swisher doubles to left field. Reggie Shaw flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Mark Cremins strikes out. Lew McRae grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buck Ramirez walks. Bob Dittmer singles past the shortstop. Buck Ramirez advances to third on the hit. Mike McDavid walks. Ed Kerfeld flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dick Herring strikes out. Shinya Maruo lines out to the third baseman. Dick Bennett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Tony Clarke singles to right field. Bernie Friberg flies out to the right fielder. Jim Haney flies out to the left fielder. Tony Clarke steals second. Tony Clarke is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Eric Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ronnie Belcher flies out to the center fielder. Dale Carl strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Mark Cremins grounds out to the pitcher. Hi Harriss is pinch hitting for Lew McRae. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Hi Harriss grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Ramirez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Will Dempsey pitching. Craig Bradley grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Ramon Swisher walks. Reggie Shaw flies out to the left fielder. Dick Herring flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Dittmer grounds out to the shortstop. Mike McDavid flies out to the center fielder. Ed Kerfeld strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Shinya Maruo grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Bennett strikes out. Bob Jones is pinch hitting for Eric Wilson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Jones singles to left field. Ronnie Belcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Frank Trammell pitching. Tony Clarke hits an infield single to the pitcher. Tony Clarke is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bernie Friberg strikes out. Mack Campbell is pinch hitting for Jim Haney. Mack Campbell reached on a fielding error by Ramon Swisher. Mack Campbell steals second. Mark Cremins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Crouch improves in power_vs_righty Ben Beatty did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jeffrey Parker did not respond to coaching in velocity Ben Beatty improves in power_vs_lefty Emmett Knothe did not respond to coaching in control Manuel Gonzalez improves in endurance Ben Beatty improves in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Tate did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ernie Sanders improves in arm Mike Mahlberg did not respond to coaching in speed Art Lamabe improves in arm Tommy Hayes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Art Lamabe did not respond to coaching in C